Your Guide to the Guest Friendly Hotels in HCMC

HCMC being the sprawling city it is, I decided to keep things simple for everyone and add only the guest friendly hotels that are centrally located in District 1 close to main freelance and bar girl action that Saigon has to offer. Do keep in mind that since you are visiting a Communist country, Vietnamese hotels must abide by much stricter rules and normally won’t allow foreigners to bring back local girls overnight. Even those that do, will typically have you open an extra room for her which will quickly double you overall bill. Just to give you an idea, out of the 180 hotels that I contacted in HCMC only under 25 responded favorably at bringing back a guest at no extra cost so please pick carefully and choose only one from those off my list if you don’t want any bad surprises.

I have personally taken the time to contact each and every single one of the establishments in my Ho Chi Minh City Hotels list below to make sure their guest friendly policy is still in effect. You can check out the reply they provided with the hotels description.

So, Where is the action at in Ho Chi Minh City?

The easiest way for visitors new to Saigon to hookup with sexy Vietnamese women would be to visit the Hai Ba Trung street hostess/billiard bars in District 1. They open around 7-8 PM and are hard to miss since as soon as you’ll walk past one of them, girls will suddenly appear on the sidewalk trying to drag you in. These bars are located at 35, 37, 49, 51 & 91 (91 being the best of the bunch), the names match the location so “51 bar” is in fact located at 51 Hai Ba Trung, “91” will be at 91 Hai Ba Trung, etc. If you want to explore a little more the area one block down on Dong Khoi street you will find two more bars 29 (great customer service where anything goes) & 49. Last but not least are Quan Nho & Bin Bin bars on Le Thanh Ton street #13 (corner of Dong Khoi). Bin Bin has the best selection and quality after 91 on Hai Ba Trung street. UPDATE: There has been a recent crackdown in bars in HBT so some in this list might not be opened anymore.

Those looking for some Freelance girls can make their pick in some of the liveliest disco of Saigon: Apocalypse Now Club (a HCMC institution that has been around for 20 years now with lots of FL around the bar & dancefloor) is a great place to start with if you are new to the scene. The backpacker district also always have some working girls in popular joints like Go2 Bar after 10PM. PS: Keep an eye for taxi girls roaming around on motorbikes looking for single males, don’t worry they will find you.

A hotel in HCMC that is considered Girl Friendly, Guest Friendly or Bargirl friendly simply means that the establishment will allow and won’t charge any extra to take back an unregistered guest up to your room. A joiner fee can cost anywhere around from 10 to 50$ a night but could be even higher depending on the hotel policy. Especially since Vietnamese hotels are much more strict due to Government restrictions than their Thai counterparts. While during the day you can twist away all you want, it’s really after 10 PM that things get complicated. Vietnamese Law requires a marriage certificate in order for a foreigner and a Vietnamese woman to share a room overnight so hotels in HCMC have to jump through a few extra hoops to circumvent this.

Room Rates

$

< 1000฿

26 EUR

28 USD

37 AUD

40 NZD

221 HKD

40 SGD

37 CAD

$$

< 2000฿

53 EUR

57 USD

74 AUD

78 NZD

443 HKD

81 SGD

74 CAD

$$$

< 3000฿

79 EUR

86 USD

112 AUD

117 NZD

665 HKD

121 SGD

111 CAD

$$$$

> 4000฿

114 EUR

106 USD

149 AUD

155 NZD

886 HKD

161 SGD

149 CAD

List of certified Guest Friendly hotels located in Ho Chi Minh City near the action

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Guest Friendly policy reply by the Anh Duy Hotel: "Dear Sir. Thank you for your email.If you want to stay together Vietnamese women, please give for receptionist her ID.If she don't have ID she can not stay together you. I am sorry about inconvenience. Ms Phuong".

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Guest Friendly policy reply by the Bong Sen Hotel Annex: "Dear Sir, Thanks for your email. I would like to inform you that the room rate is for 2 persons. If you have any guests stay overnight, we don't charge additional joiner fee, as long as your room have totally 2 persons staying. Best Regards, Truc Phan -Manager Hotel & receptionist".

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Guest Friendly policy reply by the Cap Town Hotel: "Thank you for your contacting us. as you request in think you don’t worry. At our hotel you can bring a overnight and free with condition a girl must give her ID at reception. Regards, Ms. Vuong".

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Guest Friendly policy reply by the Dinh Phat Hotel: "Thank you for your interest at Dinh Phat Hotel. Please go ahead to make your booking with Agoda or Booking.com as you could bring a woman in the room and we only require her ID at the reception withour any charge. Yours sincerely, Nguyen Do Ngoc Phuong (Ms.) Manager".

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Guest Friendly policy reply by the Ha My 3 Hotel: "Dear Sir No problem this thing. Your welcome to hotel and I think you should stay my hotel, next door have a hair salon with beautiful girl (^-^) Thank you so much -- Thanks & best regards, Ms. Kiều Trang -Sales Department".

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Guest Friendly policy reply from the Huong Trinh Hotel:"With our hotel, you can stay with girl at day and night time, with: Your girl must have ID + Your booking for 2 persons. Thank you so much and have a nice day!".

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Guest Friendly policy reply from the Ho Sen Hotel:"We are welcome all your friends (VN woman) at daytime but when they would like to stay overnight she should leave ID in reception first and then we have some advice for girl because sometime police come to check policy. That time our security guards guide them to avoid police. Can you understand this situation? We don't have any additional joiner fee. Mr Trong Hau -Night receptionist".

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Guest Friendly policy reply from the Lien An Saigon Hotel:"Thank you for email to Lien An Sai Gon hotel. If you want to bring some one in your room, she need ID or passport, that all. We hope to see your visit Thank and best regard, Ly".

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Guest Friendly policy reply by the Nguyen Khang Hotel:"Our hotel accept you bring a girl over night, but i want you be careful your wallet or stuff has value, some last customers before they stayed with girls worked in bar and on the morning they loose your stuff value. Best regards, MS Huong -Receptionist at Nguyen Khang Hotel".

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Guest Friendly policy reply by the Saigon River Boutique Hotel: "Dear Sir, Thank you for your email If you book the room for two persons on Agoda ( any room ), you can take any one come here to stay with you. We just need the ID. That's all Do not hesitate to ask me any question Kind Regards, Daniel".

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Guest Friendly policy reply by the Signature Saigon Hotel: "Thanks for your email . Just want to let you know that you can bring back a Vietnamese girl from night club but we need her ID for check in . That’s very important .Warm Regards, Vu Thuy Linh ( Ms.) Sales Manager".

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Guest Friendly policy reply by the Tan Hoang Long Hotel: "There will be no extra charge if you bring your girl back to the hotel. As long as your friend has a valid ID, there should be no problem. Thanks and best regards, Long Le".

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Guest Friendly policy reply by the Thien Xuan Hotel: "Normally according to the law in Viet Nam, we cannot accept you bring back a guest (Vietnamese woman) overnight without certificate of marriage. But we still have some acceptable. This mean you can bring back your guest overnight without any fee, and your guest must leave ID at the reception. Thanks & Best regards, 🙂 TRAN DINH LOC Sale Executive".

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Guest Friendly policy reply by the Spring Hotel: "Regarding inviting female friends to your room, it is not strictly forbidden in our hotel in particular and hotels in Vietnam in general. However, we have to follow the regulations of HCMC Police Department where we must report the list of in-room guests every evening (after 9.30pm or 10pm). That is one of our duties for secure reasons which are stipulated by this authority. That why we suggest that you may bring your girlfriend to your room before 10pm (no extra cost). If it's after 10pm, she would have to leave ID at the reception. If you book a double room before, there is no extra cost for her. If not, 6USD/night will be charged in your room. About booking through Agoda.com, you may book a double room you like. Best regards, Thuy Trang -The Spring Hotel".

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Guest Friendly policy reply by the White Lotus: "Regarding inviting female friends to your room, it is not strictly forbidden in our hotel in particular and hotels in Vietnam in general. However, we have to follow the regulations of HCMC Police Department where we must report the list of in-room guests every evening (after 9.30pm or 10pm). That is one of our duties for secure reasons which are stipulated by this authority. That why we suggest that you may bring your girlfriend to your room before 10pm (no extra cost). If it's after 10pm, she would have to leave ID at the reception. If you book a double room before, there is no extra cost for her. If not, 6USD/night will be charged in your room. About booking through Agoda.com, you may book a double room you like. Best regards, Thuy Trang -The Spring Hotel".

About the Website

For those of you looking to avoid unpleasant surprises when coming back at the hotel, or being smacked with unexpected "joiner fees" added to the bill upon checkout, I have compiled a lists of hotels which are known to have "guest friendly" policies.

The hotels on these lists are very popular with like minded visitors and are also known to respect the privacy of their guests. But most importantly, none of them levy any extra charges for bringing back unregistered guests.